your opinion over the opinion of others
“I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.”
- Marcus Aurelius
This quote might be even more true today than when Marcus wrote it in 170-180 AD.
Why don’t we trust and believe the opinions of our Selves and instead worry about what others think, or worse yet, MIGHT think?
Why do we let others write the script for our lives instead of grabbing the pen for our Selves?
I’m sure there are many reasons why, but at the end of the day, I think it comes down to a lack of a connection with our true authentic Self. When there is a disconnect between your physical Self and your authentic Self it becomes easy to allow others to influence how you view your Self–you’re seeking to find who you really are and look to the opinions of others or examples set by others to act as your guide.
Instead of looking externally, turn within.
When you connect with your authentic Self, try aligning spirit, mind, and body (you knew this was coming), you will find the confidence to no longer need to look to others and value their opinion of your Self over your own. Note: This doesn’t mean the opinions of others don’t matter–their feedback can help make sure you are on the right path and showing up in the world the way you think you are. The key is your opinion of your Self matters more than others’.
Despite all of the advancements humankind has experienced since Marcus Aurelius’s time, we still suffer from the same self-limiting and sometimes self-sabotaging behaviors.
The good news is you don’t have to.
🎧 Listen to today's Note on the LifeDesign+ podcast.
See you tomorrow and keep pursuing,
JC
🦅 Some ways I might be able to help you live your authentic life:
🤝 One on Ones Let's hop on Zoom to do a guided meditation, a creative brainstorming session, or an overcoming an obstacle session.
📝 LifeDesign+ LifeDesign+ is rooted in the Kinder Institute of Life Planning’s EVOKE process, which is a five-step process to help discover what your authentic life looks like and begin to design a plan to bring that life to reality. It continues to incorporate the alignment of your spirit, mind, and body to ensure you evolve with your authentic life, as the authentic life is not a destination, it’s an evolution.
💸 AlignedLife+ AlignedLife+ (and the one-time engagement AlignedLife) takes LifeDesign+ to the next level by aligning your finances with your authentic life at RLS Wealth. For individuals looking for a financial advisor to help design and manage their financial plan while maintaining the alignment of spirit, mind, body, and money, AlignedLife+ was created specifically for you.
📈 LifeDesign+ for financial advisors LifeDesign+ for financial advisors mirrors the LifeDesign+ relationship, including the focus on the alignment of spirit, mind, and body, with an important distinction—once the plan for your authentic life has been designed, we shift our focus to integrating your new plan with your practice.
🤝 Outsourced life planning As your outsourced life planner, you bring me in to take your client through the Kinder Institute of Life Planning’s EVOKE process to help them better understand who they are, what they want their life to look like, and create a vision of this life for you to execute on the financial plan. Since you are their financial advisor, you will be a part of each of the meetings, so you understand the “why” behind your client’s new plan.
